The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-09-03
MONTANA NEWS.

The Thos Cruise savings bank of Helena
has opened for business with a capital OF
100000.
A saloon and its entire contents was des
troyed by fire in Prickly Pear canyon
Thursday night.
The Hidden Treasure mine in the Castle
mountains has been bonded to the Hauser
syndicate for 100000.
The house of Paul VanCleve of Billings
was partially destroyed by fire during
severe thunderstorm Tuesday night.
T. Fuller, horse thief confined in the
Benton Jail, made his escape last Saturday.
Sheriff Black traced him to Coal Banks
where he captured him.
The extra session of the Legislature is
occupying quarters especially designed
for the purpose IN the new and elegant
court house recently completed at the
capital
E.B. Covely, one of the pioneer busl
ness men of Billings and gentleman
highly esteemed by all who knew him,
dropped dead IN his store Monday of heart
disease.
The residence of James Mauldin, a
wealthy ranchman in Beaverhead county,
was burned last week. The house and
furniture, valued at $1,000, was entirely
consumed.
James NJ. Rody, a wood hauler, was
instantly killed at Billings Tuesday by
falling from his load and the wheels of
the wagon passing over his head. He
leaves large family.
A car of emigrant movables was held
in quarantine at Glendiye this week. The
emigrant was on his way from Illinois to
Bozeman and the car contained the family
COW. Gov. Leslie ordered It's release.
Postmaster Whitney, of Billings, has
received letter from Harris Harrison, of
Denton, n. G., making enquiries as to the
whereabouts of W. l, Styers, who, when
last heard from Feb 5, 1886, was on the
bridge force of the Northern Pacific,
Wednesday morning an unknown man,
about 80 years of age, in attempting to
board moving freight train at Butte
missed his footing and fell under the train.
The wheels passed over his head, leaving
it an unrecognizable mass of blood and
brains.
Miss Edna Courtney, leading lady of a
comedy company playing "After Dark
at Helena last Friday night, fractured her
ankle in making flying leap in bridge
scene. She appeared in the succeeding
act and took her part, being assisted on
and off the stage.
w. A. Haven, in charge of Northern
Pacific construction work in Montana,
who few months ago while on an eastern
trip was seriously injured in the Rich
mond hotel fire at Buffalo, N. Y, has re-
covered and will shortly arrive in Helena
to resume his position.
Sam DeNoille, of Helena, while CHECKER
hunting last Sunday, was accidentally sho
in the arms and body by N. j. Mcconnell
who accompanied him. This should be
taken as warning by all sportsmen te
remember the Sabbath day" and be les:
} careless with their firearms.
i Alfred Cave of Missoula has this yeal
produced on his ranch considerable
number of pears, besides good quantity
of apples. While Montana may not be il
, direct line with the "banana belt" the
successful raising of great many fruits
uncommon to this latitude is on the in
crease.
Missoula Times: The body of Napo
t leon MINER, who was drowned at tn
, Grass valley ford several days ago. wa
found last Saturday morning short dis
tance below the ford All the papers h
had on his person when he was drowned
had been washed from his pockets, moth
ing but gold watch being found on hi
: person.
: Yellowstone Journal: A ranchmal
/ named Martin Lutherson, whose home wa
] at Rosebud where he has a family, wen
!. in bathing in the Yellowstone river Tues
2 day and is supposed to have been drowned
e His clothes were found IN the side of tn
n river and after he had been absent sever;
e hours his son, T. Lutherson, conclude
that something was wrong out failed
discover any traces of the body.
al Courier: A stock tender named J6
l. Cook, living seventeen miles from Boz
e man on the stage road to Virginia Cit
y reports that two men, armed to the teet
IS entered his shack about midnight on IL